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TOWEL RACK; N0 364,814.

Patented June 14, 1887.-

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To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD GANGWER AND HERBERT GANGWER, OF W'EATHERLY, PENNSYL- VANIA.

TOWEL-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 364,814, dated June 14,1887. Application filed April J, 1857. Serial No. 238,3t'l8. (No model.)

. Be it known that we, EDWARD GANGWER and HERBERT GANGWER, of Weatherly,in the county of Carbon and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Towel-Racks, of which the following, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention consists in a novel construc 'tion of a towel-rack inwhich towel-supporting rollers are journaled on spindles arrangedaxially in line with each other and coupled together by interveningelastic connections, said rack being thus rendered flexible, and by thedeflection of its central portion causing the towel to be retained inits proper central positionon the rack; and the invention also consistsin certain peculiarities of the details of the construction of thespindles and their elastic connections and supporting-arms, and,furthermore, in a novel construction of a bracket especially adapted forsupporting the aforesaid flexible spindles, all as hereinafter morefully described and specifically set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front View of our improvedtowel-rack. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same, and Fig. 3 isaperspective view of the flexible spindles with their supporting-arms andattaching-prongs, all formed of a continuous piece of wire. 7

Similar letters of reference indicate .corresponding parts.

a a represent two spindles arranged axially in line with each other andcoupled together attheir adjacent ends by a spiral spring, b. From theopposite ends of the spindles project radially the arms 0 c, from whichare ex-' tended return-shanks d d, which are parallel with the spindlesand terminate with vertical attaching-prongs e e. Said spindles, withthe intervening spiral spring and supporting-arms and shanks c c and d dand attaching-prongs e e, we form of a continuous piece of wire.

r 0' represent the towel-supporting rollers, Which are journaled on thespindles a a, and are obviously connected thereto before bending thewire into the shape of the arms 0 c, shanks d d, and prongs e e.

A represents the bracket on which the towel-rack is to be supported.Said bracket is formed with vertical sockets s 8, adapted to receiveendwise the attachingprongs e e. The

claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent. is-

1. A towel-rack comprising spindles arranged axially in line with eachother and coupled together by intervening elastic connections,androllers journaled on said spindles, as set forth. 1

2. In a towel-rack, the combination of spindles arranged axially in linewith each other and coupled together by a spiral spring interposedbetween the adjacent ends of said spindles, and rollers journaled onsaid spindles,

substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the spindles a a and spiral spring 12, formed of acontinuous piece of wire, and the rollers r 1', journaled on saidspindles, substantially as described and shown.

, 4. The spindles a a, formed with the radial arms 0 c, return-shanks (Zd, and attachingprongs e c, all in one piece of wire, in combi nationwith the rollers M and sockets s 8, substantially as described andshown.

5. The spindles a a, intermediate spiral, b, radial arms 0 c,returnshanks d d, and attaching-prongs e 6, all formed of a continuouspiece of wire, in combination with the rollers r r, and sockets s s,substantially as described and shown.

6. The bracket A, formed with sockets s 8, having notches n n, incombination with the spindles a a, formed with the intermediate spiral,b, radial arms a c, return-shanks d d,

